Centre, a form of Parvati seated on top of a recumbent Shiva; left, a manifestation of Shiva; foreground, Brahma; right, Vishnu with his consort Lakshmi. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

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[between 1800 and 1899?]
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581622i
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Centre, a form of Parvati seated on top of a recumbent Shiva; left, a manifestation of Shiva; foreground, Brahma; right, Vishnu with his consort Lakshmi. Gouache painting by an Indian artist. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Centre, a form of Parvati (possibly Tripura Sundari or Lalita Devi) seated on top of the recumbent Shiva; left, a manifestation of Shiva, possibly Bhairava, blue-skinned, holding a trident and wearing a garland of skulls; foreground, Brahma; right, Vishnu with his consort Lakshmi

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[India], [between 1800 and 1899?]

Physical description

1 painting : (album fol. 4 v, painting numbers 4) : gouache ; image 27.3 x 37.2 cm

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Lettering in Sanskrit partially visible above the painting, where sheet has been trimmed

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Wellcome Collection 581622i

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